Display rack



Oct. 10, 1933. s, A. MOOG 1,929,602

DISPLAY RACK Filed Sept. 10, 1932 4r ram 5r Wardly flanged extensions 4- forming feet adapted Y Patented Oct 10, 1933 res P TENT" oFFicEl s T DISPLAY BACK 7 Shulr'nauA. Moogflst; Louis, Mo., assignor to St. Louis Spring'Company, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application September 10, 1932 ,serialsNo. 632,590

'2 Claims. -(01.' 211-132) age and'display in'tiers or superposed rows of I openskeleton subor rear frames of therack,

spring-leaves and other bar articles of different lengths, the rackincluding article-intervening members spaced the one from the other for maine taining the articles inthe several tiers orrows inorderly stacks or columns for convenient indie vidual accessibility.

And with theabove and other objects in view, my inventionresides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combina tionsof parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims; Y

In the accompanying draWing,'-' Figure lis a front elevational view of a springleave display-rack embodying my invention;- Figure 2 is'a side elevational view of the rack;

Figure 3-is a fragmental sectional view of the rack taken approximately on the line 33, Fig-r ure 2; and V v Figure 4 isia detail sectional viewof the rack taken approximately on the line 4 4, Figure 1. Referring now more in detail andby reference characters to the drawing, which illustratesa preferred embodiment of myinvention, the rack includes-anopen or so-calledskeleton front ,or-main frame Arof any'suitable height which comprises suitably spaced corner posts or standards: 1,1, 'suitably connectedor tied to'gethercin parallel relation by atop cross-member 2 and a series of lower cross or tier-members 3 disposedin' suitably spaced relation onefrom the otherand from thetop-member 2. The upstanding members or posts 1, 1, arepreferably'in the form of flat strips provided at their respective lowerends with outfor securement or attachmentto a fioor or other support. The cross-members 2, -3,,are also preferably in the form of'flat strips laterally flanged at their opposite endsfor convenient bolting or .otherrigid connection with the posts 1,-as shown;

B designates the lower sub or rear open skeletonframe of the rack, which is of the same Width as the frame A and is in like manner constructed of corner-posts 5 and cross top and tier postconnecting members 6, '7, respectively, the posts 5 similarly having feet 8 for securement to the floor or other support. However, as best seen in Figure 2, the frame B is of greatly reduced height relativelyto the height of rackA and its posts 5 are rigidly connected or tied in aligning parallel relation to the posts 1 by strapsp9," suitably bolted or otherwisefixed to the posts-1,5,

' as best seen in Figure 2, the posts 1, 5, beingrpreferably-braced adjacent their lower end by an additional cross-straplO; C, D, and E designate respective additional which, except'as presently stated, arersubstan tiallyof likeistructur'e, and each of which,,substantially' similar to the'fra'me B, is constructed of end upright members orstrips-ll and cross top and tier strip-connecting members 12, 13, respectively. In the present rack, the uppermost frame or unit E- is'of also reduced height relativelyto. the underisub-frames B, C, andpD and is without antintermediate or tier cross-member 13.

However, while the several sub-frames are substantially or generally structurally similar, the frame C is disposed atless distance'rearwardly from the frame A thanisthe frame B and at or adjacent the upper end of its-upright members 11- is rigidly tied to the frame A by preferably horizontally disposed straps 14 of reduced length relatively touthe straps 9, the upright end-members 11: of frame C being rigidly fixed at :their lower end to the straps 9, as best seenin Figure}.

'Similarly the frames D and E aredisposed successively at lesser distances rearwardly from the f frame A and at or adjacent the upper end of their respective upright end-members. 11 are. rigidly ,tied to the frameA by respective horizontally :disposedstraps 15,.16,'successively also of reduced length and also of reduced length relatively to the straps 14, the uprights 11 of the frame D being bolted or otherwise fixed at their lower end to the straps 14, and the uprights 11 of the upper frames E beingbolted or otherwisefixed at their lower end to the straps 15, all; as best seenin Figure 2. 1 a

In such manner, the respective rearv or sub frames B, C,,D, andE arenot only'rigidly tied one ,to the other, but alsorigidly tied in superposed so-called stepped formation and in parallel relation to thefront or main frame A. The several sub frames B, C,.D, and E may also vary in height relatively to one another,.and the rack may include a greaterorlesser numberofsuch'sub or rear frames as may be necessary to meet the requirements of any particular installation. The combined height of the several sub-frames, however, substantially equals the height of the main frame A, and inthe finished rack the respective intermediate cross top and tier members 12, 13, of the sub or rear frames are disposed in the respective horizontal planes of, or in horizontal registration with, the lower cross-members 3 of frame A and the top cross member 12 of the uppermost sub frame E is preferably in the hori zontal plane of, or in horizontal registration with, the top cross member 2 of the main or front frame A.

Thus the rack is of stepped formation well adapted for the support by its respective crossmembers of bar members, such as spring-leaves or the like F, of correspondingly different lengths, and for segregating or separating the displayed articles F, a requisite number of vertically disposed rods 17 is inserted preferably downwardly each through a particular series of vertically registering apertures provided for the purpose in the series of superposed cross-members 2, 3, of-

the main frame A. In like manner, each of the rear or sub frames 13, C, D, and E is provided with a series of article-segregating rods 18 disposed vertically'in spaced registering relation with the rods 17. I

Thus the several cross-members of the rack are correspondingly intersected, each pair of adjacent rods 17 providing between the respective pairs of superposed tier-members 3 an articlereceptive approximately rectangular frame-opening 19, in and through which the articles F to be displayed may be endwise inserted for residing on the lower tier-member of the pair, the frameopenings 19 inlthe frame A being horizontally aligned wth similarly formed frame-openings in the rear or sub frames B, C, D, and E.

Most of the rods 17, 18, are provided at their respective upper end with a head 20 for engaging the upper face of the topcross-member of the particular frame for'suspending such rods 1'7 or l8removably therefrom, and a suitable retainerplate 21 is mounted over the seriesof rod-heads ,20 residing 'on the particular cross-member for preventing dislodgem'ent'of said rods 17, 18, from the respective frames." Some of the rods 17, 18, however, are threaded at their upper end, as at t, and provided with a jam-nut 22 normally underlying said frame top cross-member. Such threaded rods extend upwardly through the respective plates 21'and such respective retainer-plates 21 are, in turn, preferably detachably engaged with the Specific frame-member's by means ofsuitable fastening nuts 23 threaded on such projecting rods, as shown. Of course, it will be understood that such threaded rods 1'7, 18, are equipped with the. nuts 22 and the frame upper'cross-members suitably fitted thereover in the assembling of the rack. I

The spacing betwen the rods 17, 18, may be readily changed by varying the spacing of their accommodating apertures provided in the several cross-members of the rack, or by omitting one or more of the rods 17, 18, for reception of bar articles or the like of various widths in the so formed frame-openings, and it will be evident that said articles may, most conveniently for increasing the storage capacity of the rack, be

stacked or piled one upon another in the frameopenings 19, therods 1'7, 18, then most efiectively providing a lateral support for the stack of articles F, as illustrated in Figure 3.

The several members of the rack are construct ed of metal or other preferably unbreakable material, and I thus provide a most convenient, economical, sturdy, durable, and highly useful rack for compactly displaying relatively awkward and bulky bar-articles of diiferent lengths, as automotive leaf-springs and the like, the rack being also readily collapsed or disassembled to so-called knocked-down condition for convenient handling and shipping. The displayed articles are readily visible from all sides thereof and may with ease, facility, and convenience be removed from or replaced in the rack one by one without interfering with or disturbing the other articles in the rack, each crossmember 2, 3, of the main frame being preferably providedwith a registering flange strip 24 providing a way for the convenient insertion and support of descriptive matter (not shown) pertaining to the displayed articles.

It will be understood that minor changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the rack may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is,

1. A display-rack including an upstanding main-frame, a plurality of upstanding-sub- E frames, said main and sub-frames each'comprising a pair of corner-posts and a plurality of vertically spaced cross-members fixed ion atu their respective ends to the posts-for rigidly tying the same together in spaced parallel relation, and a plurality of 'pairs of straps of different lengths for. rigidly tying the sub-frames to and upon one side of the main frame in stepped formation and parallel relation, the corner-posts of each respective upper sub-frame being rigidly fixed at their lower end to the tying-straps of the next adjacent lower sub-frame and cross-members and posts of the respective sub-frames being in registration with respective cross-members and posts ofthe main frame for forming rows of vertically stepped bar-article accommodating seats. a

2. A display-rack including an upstanding main-frame, a plurality of upstanding subframes, said main and sub-frames each comprising a pair of corner-posts and a plurality of vertically spaced cross-members fixed at their respective ends to the posts for rigidly tying the same together in spaced parallel relation,-a plurality of pairs of straps of different lengths for rigidly tying the sub-frames to and upon one side of the main framein stepped formation and parallel relation; the corner-posts of each respective upper sub-frame being rigidly fixed at their lower end to the tying-straps of thenext adjacent lower sub-frame and cross-members and posts of the respective sub-frames being. in registration with respective cross-members and posts of the main frame for forming rows of vertically steppedbar-article accommodating seats, and a series of spaced registering bars intersecting and engaging with the cross-members of the respective frames for separating the displayed articles.

1 SHULMAN A. MOOG;

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